Pig At The Beach!

[Zen]

I want one!!!
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-_nw...sford_the_pig/

[smurfalicious]

Ha ha! One of my coworkers had one and he used to bring it to the pet store. He tried to hump the dogs, it was funny stuff. Unfortunately pigs are illegal and Boulder, go figure, and he had to give it up. Boo!

[Mr. Bloom]

He tried to hump the dogs, it was funny stuff.

Oh yeah, I'm sorry I missed that!

[papaver]

[beccaB]

There was a pet pig at a campground I stayed at once. It belonged to the campground. Kids would kind of harass it, so one day when my husband had taken our kids to the waterpark the pig had a nice nap on my feet as I was enjoying a beer and a good book.

[TsPoet]

pig agility
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...cs/7962457.stm

When I was visiting a friend in Zimbabwe (in 1995 when it was still a nice safe place) - there was a guy who had a "pet" wharthog. He lived out in the bush and had rescued the baby right after a hunter killed it's mom. He didn't treat it like a pet, but since he'd fed it, etc, it hung around and was perfectly comfortable around people.
(Don't get me wrong - negatives= some stupid human could kill it not knowing it was tame and, I was once walking outside near this guy's place, saw a wharthog, and walked on by it, only to find out it wasn't bumpy -I could have been killed).

[Zen]

Pigs are really quite intelligent.
Tasty, too

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

As cute as that piglet is, I still think it would be irresponsible to get a piglet as a pet unless you are prepared to properly house and care for it as it gets bigger. (and it will get bigger).
Some breeds are smallish when grown, but they still require special accommodations and real commitment.
One should be willing to either provide a spacious and loving country home for it as it outgrows the baby stage, or else have it slaughtered for food once it's reached a certain size. (in which case it's not exactly a 'pet')
In either case, we need to be responsible when we take on an animal's life. Animals are not toys or accessories, and their welfare and needs should be thoroughly considered before acquiring them.

[PamNY]

Zen, where do you get these videos? I've been sending Bizkit to everyone I know.

Pigs are so cool. We met one in Central Park; imagine our surprise. He was a friendly fellow and seemed to be enjoying his stroll.

Pam

[mayanorange]

that must have been a potbelly, he's way too small to be a normal livestock piglet...

[GLC1968]

I'm not an expert, but I'm going to guess that since they have that pig in their house and their house doesn't appear to be on a farm, then that pig is probably a pot bellied pig. They only get to be about the size of a small/medium dog (though they will weigh as much as a human!).

A farm pig? Over 1000 lbs...not something to consider a 'pet'.

I've heard amazing stories about pigs which is exactly why we will not raise them. In my mind, they are way too intelligent a being to be raised and slaughtered for meat. I couldn't do it. Hell, I'm having a hard enough time thinking about eventually probably having to off a chicken...and they are stupid creatures!

[Zen]

Zen, where do you get these videos? I've been sending Bizkit to everyone I know.

Bizkit was featured in a Purina newsletter, from there I looked him up on YouTube.

[shootingstar]

A farm pig? Over 1000 lbs...not something to consider a 'pet'.

I've heard amazing stories about pigs which is exactly why we will not raise them. In my mind, they are way too intelligent a being to be raised and slaughtered for meat.

And the bigger the pig, the harder it is to "catch" it..so says my partner, the ex-cattle and pig farmer.

We were quite shocked several winters ago, while driving down from a mountain ski resort in interior B.C., suddenly a large wild black hairy boar ran in front of the car through the snow. It was quite frightened. Just unusual to see such hairy boar in our neck of the woods. Maybe there's more that hang out in the North American mountains?

[Zen]

As cute as that piglet is, I still think it would be irresponsible to get a piglet as a pet unless you are prepared to properly house and care for it as it gets bigger.... Animals are not toys or accessories, and their welfare and needs should be thoroughly considered before acquiring them.

A farm pig? Over 1000 lbs...not something to consider a 'pet'.

c'mon, guize. JUST ENJOY THE CUTE

[Tuckervill]

Kingsford is incredibly CUTE. Way too cute for his own good.

Karen